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With rates jumping up so rapidly and slowing buyer demand, is anyone seeing construction costs coming down in their market? Curious if some builders are getting nervous and are slashing their margins. Plus, lumber is ...
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Anyone have any thoughts on this? Will this decrease the effect of the projected rate increases in 2017 for FHA buyers? CNBC FHA MIP rate reduction link
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So across from my SFH which I rent out ,has been a vacant house for 10 years. It is the only house of 9 which is zoned commercial,, and now a r.e. agency will open a business there, once renovated. I imagine many ca...
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After a 1031 exchange, my replacement properties are now generating taxable income. These gains are offset in regular taxes by passive loss carry forwards, and not taxed until I run out of these carry forwards (I bel...
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In your experience what tends to happen to rental prices/vacancy % in duplexes or SFR's as housing prices increase or decrease?Any predictions/thoughts on where the rental prices in the Houston, TX area are heading t...
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Hi everyone, I heard the rent control in CA will get voted in CA this November. If it passes, that means there is a ceiling on rent, which means owning rental properties in CA less attractive. Will that drive the home...
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I am considering house hacking in San Francisco with my wife and two small kids. I've noticed many multi-family options available, with some promising the possibility of living almost rent-free. However, I'm wondering...
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Living in California I started investing out of state in 2010. At the time, an investor could invest almost anywhere in U.S. and pencil out a good return. I chose Texas due to what I felt was going to be an appreciati...
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With the trillions of dollars the government will have to spend to fight the economic fallout from coronavirus, is this scenario on anyone’s radar? If the world is so flooded with newly issued debt, when this is all...
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The following article was posted in CNN Fri Dec 2, 2010. I have to say as a casual observation, that in Warwick NY we are seeing an uptick and buyers walking into the office. Many are still sitting on the fence, but ...